* Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly donated millions to a super PAC supporting House Republicans about a month before lawmakers interviewed him about his interactions with the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
* Lutnick donated $5 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund on April 1, making him the first known member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to have made a disclosed, seven-figure federal donation after receiving Senate confirmation, *The New York Times* reports.
* *The Independent* has requested comment from the Congressional Leadership Fund and the House Oversight Committee.
* The commerce secretary has faced heightened scrutiny since the release of the so-called Epstein files, which contained information about his past interactions with the Epstein.
Extension_Pin_6359 on
LOL they had their hands out. Everyone get on the Grift Train…! <choo choo>
Aware_Cheesecake_519 on
That’s bribery.
OliverTwiss on
Let’s be perfectly clear about the timeline here: Lutnick was staring down a highly publicized, potentially disastrous public grilling by a House oversight panel regarding his historic financial ties, flight logs, and meetings with Jeffrey Epstein. He cuts a massive, historic $5 million check to the primary campaign vehicle for the exact same party that controls the committee, and then shockingly his testimony turns out to be a complete softball session where he is barely asked a single uncomfortable question. This isn’t campaign finance; it’s a legal protection racket hiding in plain sight.
Constant-Brief3410 on
Duh
Simmery on
We will need a whole new government department just to unravel the corruption from Trump’s time in office.
Fantastic_Stock_6819 on
I wonder if Howard offers back rubs with his bribery too. Republicans attract career sycophants and charlatans like this who know how to grease the right wheels.
PopPalsUnited on
Aren’t there limits on how much one can give to a political party?
DaabHimself on
That’s a lot of money …
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Corruption, from the top down…
It’s so out in the open and both the president and the Republican party are normalizing it.
j-whiskey on
Why don’t they DRAIN THE SWAMP like they told us they would.
Oh, wait.
99BottlesOfBass on
What’s the matter? All he wanted to do was give them a tip for running the country so good 👍
Heavy, disgusted /s
notdoingdrugs on
RICO the GOP
AcanthisittaNo6653 on
He paid $5M to hide. Imagine what he paid to play.
The1Ski on
These fucks deal in money unimaginable to the majority of people. Whether it’s CEOs trying to sell poison or politicians buying favor, it’s amounts of money that would positively effect the lives and outcomes of hundreds, thousands, millions of people.
They. Don’t. Want. To. Better. America.
They only want theirs.
mojoman566 on
Peanuts to that prev.
ToadP on
You don’t get to Walk out the Door until you Pay the Toll. Unfortunately for Humanity the Toll Keeper is a Republican.
pizzapartyprisoner on
Gee, I wonder what that was all about?
MoonChainer on
So brazenly corrupt, you’d think they believe they’ll never be held accountable at any level.
justhavingfunMT on
They are turning their back on this country, it’s history, any greatness we once had and really fucking with the future. They’re doing it for money.
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**In Brief:**
* Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick reportedly donated millions to a super PAC supporting House Republicans about a month before lawmakers interviewed him about his interactions with the dead sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
* Lutnick donated $5 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund on April 1, making him the first known member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to have made a disclosed, seven-figure federal donation after receiving Senate confirmation, *The New York Times* reports.
* *The Independent* has requested comment from the Congressional Leadership Fund and the House Oversight Committee.
* The commerce secretary has faced heightened scrutiny since the release of the so-called Epstein files, which contained information about his past interactions with the Epstein.
LOL they had their hands out. Everyone get on the Grift Train…! <choo choo>
That’s bribery.
Let’s be perfectly clear about the timeline here: Lutnick was staring down a highly publicized, potentially disastrous public grilling by a House oversight panel regarding his historic financial ties, flight logs, and meetings with Jeffrey Epstein. He cuts a massive, historic $5 million check to the primary campaign vehicle for the exact same party that controls the committee, and then shockingly his testimony turns out to be a complete softball session where he is barely asked a single uncomfortable question. This isn’t campaign finance; it’s a legal protection racket hiding in plain sight.
Duh
We will need a whole new government department just to unravel the corruption from Trump’s time in office.
I wonder if Howard offers back rubs with his bribery too. Republicans attract career sycophants and charlatans like this who know how to grease the right wheels.
Aren’t there limits on how much one can give to a political party?
That’s a lot of money …
Corruption, from the top down…
It’s so out in the open and both the president and the Republican party are normalizing it.
Why don’t they DRAIN THE SWAMP like they told us they would.
Oh, wait.
What’s the matter? All he wanted to do was give them a tip for running the country so good 👍
Heavy, disgusted /s
RICO the GOP
He paid $5M to hide. Imagine what he paid to play.
These fucks deal in money unimaginable to the majority of people. Whether it’s CEOs trying to sell poison or politicians buying favor, it’s amounts of money that would positively effect the lives and outcomes of hundreds, thousands, millions of people.
They. Don’t. Want. To. Better. America.
They only want theirs.
Peanuts to that prev.
You don’t get to Walk out the Door until you Pay the Toll. Unfortunately for Humanity the Toll Keeper is a Republican.
Gee, I wonder what that was all about?
So brazenly corrupt, you’d think they believe they’ll never be held accountable at any level.
They are turning their back on this country, it’s history, any greatness we once had and really fucking with the future. They’re doing it for money.